Q.1
14 Marks(a)
Explain the difference between a microprocessor and a microcomputer.
Gujarat Technological UniversityWinter 2023 examination
GTU 3160712 Microprocessor and Interfacing (MPI) Winter 2023 Question Paper & PDF
B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 6 · Subject code 3160712
- Total
- 70 marks
- To pass
- 23 marks (33%)
- Duration
- 2.5 Hours 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- Questions
- 5 with internal choice
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Q.2
14 Marks(a)
Explain Assembler, Debugger and Linker with an example.
Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3a, Winter 2024 Q2a
OR
(c)
List instruction set of 8085. Also explain timing diagram of two-byte instructions.
Q.3
14 Marks(a)
Find the ending address of an 8K-byte memory if the starting address is '0'
(b)
What are the contents in Register H and L after executing the following 8085 program? MVI L, 01H MVI H, 00H INX H
(c)
Write an assembly language program to find the larger number from given two numbers stored at 2501H = 98H, 2502H = 87H result store at 2503H.
OR
(a)
What is the ending address of a 2K-bytes memory whose starting address is 3000H.?
(b)
What are the states of the Carry (C), Zero (Z) flags and content in Accumulator (A) after executing the following 8085 program? MVI L, 01H MVI A, 00H SUB L
(c)
Write an assembly language program to find the smaller number from given two numbers stored at 2501H = 84H, 2502H = 99H result store at 2503H.
Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3c
Q.4
14 Marks(b)
Explain Indirect and Immediate addressing mode with example.
(c)
Explain 8085 Programming model and classify instruction set on the basis of different addressing modes.
OR
(b)
Give comparison of Memory mapped I/O and Peripheral mapped I/O.
Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4b, Summer 2024 Q4a OR, Summer 2023 Q4b
(c)
Explain One byte, Two byte, Three byte and write short note on different types of instruction sets.
Q.5
14 Marks(b)
Explain various types of conditional jump instructions with example.
(c)
Draw and explain the architecture of SUN SPARC microprocessor.
OR
(a)
Differentiate vectored and non-vectored interrupts.
(b)
How many interrupts are there in 8085? Name them. Explain the characteristics in terms of maskability, vectoring and priority.
Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5a OR
(c)
Give ARM architecture features and explain block diagram of ARM.
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